Thursday, August 19, 2010

50-year-old woman jailed on child sex charges

Diana Hook, a 50-year-old woman from Florence, South Carolina, has been jailed twice in Florence County for alleged sexual conduct with minors.

Earlier in July, Hook was arrested by Coward police and charged with committing a lewd act upon a child younger than 16, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and public drunk, according to the sheriff’s office website.Hook was charged with committing a lewd act, contributing to delinquency and public drunkenness.

Then last week, Hook was arrested again, this time by Florence County Sheriff's deputies, and charged with criminal sexual conduct with a minor age 11 to 14.

Coward Police Chief Kevin Miller said he was performing routine property checks while on patrol July 13 when, at 11:30 p.m., he noticed a vehicle parked at the back of the Coward ballpark, off U.S. 52. Hunt and the minor were in the vehicle.